No, Wheels car of the year next year will be the new Ford Falcon

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Good result for MB. This is the longest running Car of the Year Award and IMO one of the more important ones out of the many hundreds of Car of the Year Awards!!!

Well Done MB. Thanks for the post

Well, this is a pleasant surprise.

We all know how much this new C has improved but honestly, I didn't think it would go as far as winning Wheels Car of the Year.

I thought the Mazda2, Mondeo or M3 would take the crown.

Well done MB!!

The Mazda 2 is probably let down by general lack of refinement and versatility, and the C-class is definitely a better car than the Mondeo. Not sure why the M3 wasn't picked.

M3 most likely lost out for cost. Wheels seam to use cost as one of its larger criteria when deciding. How else could the Commodore have beaten the Mercedes S Class last year!!!

I'm sure this result will sturl a few arguments within the Wheels fanbase. I'm quite happy with the decision. The C Class is a very deserving winner and after they spruce up the interior in the facelift it will be near perfect!!!

While it's an excellent achievment, Wheels Car of the Year has become too inconsisstent in their judgments and justifications over the years. I could write an essay on this topic...but I won't.

The C-class is performing outstandingly here in OZ.

I think the S-class would have taken out the award last year if the Commodore wasn't there. The S-class did win it back in 1999 because it was so advanced at that time. The W220 lifted the game to such a high level that MB can only make marginal improvements on the W221, as well as the fact that subsequent challengers from BMW and Audi have lifted their game as well, so when the W221 was launched it doesn't enjoy the level of technical advantage over its competitors as the W220 did.

I re-read the 2006 COTY issue last night and the judges pretty much said although the W221 is the best car there, they feel MB hasn't make significant progress with the new S-class, and it doesn't help when it is the most expensive car in its segment. Basically they didn't think the S-class is worth $30k more than the Audi A8, which was one of the finalist the year before that.

This award will do wonders for the C-class and its local sales, I bet the 3-month waiting list for the C-class will only get longer.

Yes exactly...they can't seem to get past the idea that cost should be considered relatively and not as an absolute! That's how the S-class won in 1999, as it offered excellent 'value' in the luxury segment. But in recent times they've lost their grasp of this concept.

The M3 offers excellent value when you consider its performance potential and allround ability.

I’m actually surprised the Mondeo didn’t take the title since so many euro mags proclaim its superior to both the C and 3-series.

The S-class should haved walked away with the title easily. Does the C really move the game on that much? Does the C really represent excellent value against the competition? No, the C is not perfect but it's a truly excellent allrounder, just like the S-class, which still set a new benchmark for LUXURY cars. At the end of the day its because Holden has Wheels in their pocket. Plain and Simple.